Groovin' high : the life of Dizzy Gillespie / by Shipton, Alyn

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The guide to classic recorded jazz / by Piazza, Tom, 1955-

Table of Contents: “…Bebop small-group styles of Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, et al.…”
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Devotions / by Smith, Bruce, 1946-

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Conversations in jazz : the Ralph J. Gleason interviews / by Gleason, Ralph J.

Table of Contents: “…Foreword / by Ted Gioia -- John Coltrane -- Quincy Jones -- Dizzy Gillespie -- John Lewis -- Milt Jackson -- Percy Heath -- Connie Kay -- Sonny Rollins -- "Philly" Joe Jones -- Bill Evans -- Horace Silver -- Duke Ellington -- Les McCann -- Jon Hendricks.…”
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Jazz & blues musicians of South Carolina : interviews with Jabbo, Dizzy, Drink, and others / by Franklin, Benjamin, 1939-

Table of Contents: “…Tommy Benford -- Jack Howe -- Jabbo Smith -- Dizzy Gillespie -- Etta Jones -- Arthur Prysock -- Nappy Brown -- Webster Young -- Drink Small -- Horace Ott -- Houston Person -- Johnny Helms -- Ron Free -- Johnny Williams -- Dick Goodwin -- Gary Erwin -- Barry Walker -- Ron Westray -- Chris Potter.…”
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Jazz & blues musicians of South Carolina : interviews with Jabbo, Dizzy, Drink, and others / by Franklin, Benjamin, 1939-

Table of Contents: “…Tommy Benford -- Jack Howe -- Jabbo Smith -- Dizzy Gillespie -- Etta Jones -- Arthur Prysock -- Nappy Brown -- Webster Young -- Drink Small -- Horace Ott -- Houston Person -- Johnny Helms -- Ron Free -- Johnny Williams -- Dick Goodwin -- Gary Erwin -- Barry Walker -- Ron Westray -- Chris Potter.…”
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Bird lives : the high life and hard times of Charlie (Yardbird) Parker / by Russell, Ross

Table of Contents: “…Part I -- Part II -- Part III -- Part IV -- 'Transcription of a Bird solo' -- 'Bird at 14 months' -- 'Bird on a pony, before the move from the suburbs' -- 'Charlie strung out on a 'burn', 1945' -- 'Charlie in sunglasses performing with the Earl Fatha' Hines Orchestra, 1943' -- 'Dizzy Gillespie' -- 'Photo of Charlie used for publicity' -- 'Doris and Charlie, Birdland, 1950' -- 'Charlie and Chan Richardson, Birdland, 1950' -- 'Charlie after his stay at Camarillo State Hospital, Hollywood, 1947' -- 'Charlie with his quintet, 1947' -- 'Charlie performing with strings, Birdland, 1950' -- 'Picture of Charlie's talented hands' -- 'Charlie in Sweden, 1950' -- 'Charlie jamming with Swedish musicians, 1950' -- 'Jam session with Mingus, Monk, and Haynes, Greenwich Village, ca. 1953' -- 'Bird' -- 'Lester Young' -- 'Charlie and Red Rodney, Kansas City, 1951' -- 'Billy Eckstine and Bird' -- 'Jay McShann in Kansas City' -- 'Erroll Garner, The Haig Club, Hollywood, 1947' -- 'Howard McGhee and his trumpet' -- 'Max Roach, Chicago, ca. 1948' -- 'Dizzy Gillespie, Billy Berg's, December 1945' -- 'Candid shot of Charlie, ca. 1947' -- 'Charlie eating at a Hollywood garden party, 1951' -- 'A 'very played out Bird', Hollywood, 1952' -- 'Charlie in his coffin, Harlem, 1955' -- 'Hand-written contract between Charlie and Dial Records, February 26, 1946' -- 'Another hand-written contract with Dial Records, April 3, 1946' -- 'Another transcription of a Bird solo'.…”
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Music and Magic : Charlie Parker, Trickster Lives!. by Salamone, Frank A.

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Musicians & composers of the 20th century /

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George Russell : the story of an American composer / by Heining, Duncan, 1953-

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Musicians & composers of the 20th century /

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Stan Getz : an Annotated Bibliography and Filmography, with Song and Session Information for Albums. by Churchill, Nicholas

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From Birdland to Broadway : scenes from a jazz life / by Crow, Bill

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You can't steal a gift : Dizzy, Clark, Milt, and Nat / by Lees, Gene

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Tropical riffs : Latin America and the politics of jazz / by Borge, Jason, 1965-

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Jazz makers : vanguards of sound / by Shipton, Alyn

Table of Contents: “…The pioneers: Scott Joplin ; Jelly Roll Morton ; King Oliver ; Louis Armstrong ; Sidney Bechet ; Bix Beiderbecke ; Bessie Smith ; More pioneers to remember -- Swing bands and soloists: Fletcher Henderson ; Duke Ellington ; Cab Calloway ; Benny Goodman ; Artie Shaw ; Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey ; Count Basie ; Ella Fitzgerald ; Billie Holiday ; Lester Young ; Coleman Hawkins ; More swing bandleaders and soloists to remember -- The piano giants: Albert Ammons ; Fats Waller ; Earl "Fatha" Hines ; Mary Lou Williams ; Teddy Wilson ; Art Tatum ; Oscar Peterson ; More piano giants to remember -- Birth of bebop, the modern jazz revolution: Dizzy Gillespie ; Charlie Parker ; Miles Davis ; Bud Powell ; Thelonious Monk ; Art Blakey ; Charles Mingus ; Sarah Vaughan ; More modern jazz pioneers to remember -- Cool jazz, hard bop, and fusion: John Coltrane ; Sonny Rollins ; Gerry Mulligan ; Stan Getz ; Ornette Coleman ; Bill Evans ; Herbie Hancock ; Chick Corea ; John McLaughlin ; Anthony Braxton ; More cool, hard bop and fusion players to remember -- A century of jazz: David Murray ; Michael Brecker ; Jan Garbarek ; Wynton Marsalis ; Geri Allen ; Joshua Redman ; More contemporary jazz players to remember.…”
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I walked with giants : the autobiography of Jimmy Heath / by Heath, Jimmy

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The Last Balladeer : the Johnny Hartman Story. by Akkerman, Gregg

Table of Contents: “…WITH EARL HINES: 1946-1947; CHAPTER FOUR. WITH DIZZY GILLESPIE: 1948-1949; CHAPTER FIVE. GOING SOLO: 1950-1954; CHAPTER SIXS. …”
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If it swings, it's music : the autobiography of Hawaiʻi's Gabe Baltazar, Jr. / by Baltazar, Gabe

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The Parisian jazz chronicles : an improvisational memoir / by Zwerin, Michael

Table of Contents: “…Pitre's nominal aphasia : barbershops & whorehouses : Don Henley -- Don Budge : playing with wands : barbershops & whorehouses : Bobby McFerrin -- Steppenwolf : brilliant eccentrics : barbershops & whorehouses : Simon and Garfunkel -- Kenny G : barbershops & whorehouses : Andy Bey -- Miles Davis : a mouthful of words : barbershops & whorehouses : Ice-T -- Freddy Heineken : he brew : barbershops & whorehouses : Brad Mehldau -- serious music : kulture in the goyish Alps : barbershops & whorehouses : Roswell Rudd -- Melvin Van Peebles : gone fishing : barbershops & whorehouses : Steve Lacy -- Wayne Shorter : beyond a smile on a face -- barbershops & whorehouses : Gil Evans -- Orson Welles : patched and peeled in Mogador : barbershops & whorehouses : Dizzy Gillespie -- the International Herald Trombone.…”
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